Response Director – World Vision Iraq At World Vision

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Country Context:

World Vision (WV) has worked with vulnerable children in Iraq, their families and communities since 2014 including Syrian refugees, internally displaced persons, host communities and returnees across eight governorates of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Duhok, Kirkuk, Salah al-Din, Ninewa, Anbar and Thi-Qar.

In FY23 WV Iraq reached 59,168 people and 45,241 children with a funding portfolio of around $9 million USD.

Here’s where you come in:

As the Response Director for World Vision Iraq, you will:

• Provide strategic, programmatic, operational and resource leadership and oversight.
• Lead the Senior Leadership Team to ensure the strategy meets desired objectives and that the WV Iraq is appropriately structured & resourced, financially viable and compliant with WV policies and Disaster Management Standards.
• Ensure that WV Iraq’s program is directly contributing to the sustained well-being of children.
• Represent WV Iraq externally with donors, partners, UN agencies, NGOs, national and local authorities, faith representatives, and other WV Partnership offices and divisions.
• Strategically lead, develop and direct the implementation of all aspects of WV Iraq Programme in line with WV`s Partnership Strategy.

Requirements include:

• University degree or qualification in a relevant subject with a focus on team management, organisational development. project management or other relevant skills.
• 5 + years proven Senior Leadership experience with International NGOs in emergency relief, rehabilitation and transition programming.
• Proven track record of leading multi-cultural teams in complex, culturally and politically- sensitive contexts.
• Proven track record of growing and managing multi-million dollar budgets.
• Politically astute and well-developed diplomatic skills (dealing with host governments, donors and staff).
• Fluent in English (written and oral).